I wasn't sure if anybody was aware, though I've put it in print on several venues, that I make the hydrosols I sell. Sometimes they're the goal of a distillation, sometimes they're the happily accepted consequence of an attempt at obtaining essential oils, either way, the hydros are just gorgeous. Especially the frankincense boswellia carterii. One very important thing I've learned making hydrosols, is that they need to age, just like an essential oil needs a few weeks of settling time after distillation to rid itself of those nasty still notes, so do hydros. The frankincense was ok, very bright and lemony with high resinous tones ~ today, it's just unbelievably spectacular. If you were to sniff it from the bottle with your eyes closed, you wouldn't be able to tell it apart from an open bottle of pure frankincense essential oil, it's that strong and deep and delicious. So if you like frankincense and you like supporting small indy business like The Scented Djinn and you love using fabulous natural skin care, I recommend you get yourself a bottle of at least the frankincense hydrosol -- for your skin.
The Scented Djinn at Etsy is offering up two of its signature soaps from the Harem Skincare line ~ Haseki and Karima. Haseki is made with virgin olive oil, organic coconut oil, organic cocoa butter, raw shea butter and essential oils of pink grapefruit, bergaptene free bergamot, petitgrain sur fleur from Morocco, frankincense boswellia serrata , tangerine essence, lemon essence, lavandin abrial, fresh ginger, ylang-ylang and lemon petitgrain ~ it is a heady floral citrus scent that plays well off the next soap being offered, Karima is made with virgin olive oil, organic coconut oil, organic cocoa butter, organic hemp seed oil, and essential oils and extracts of dark aged patchouli, creamy Himalayan cedarwood, muhuhu, elemi, hops, myrrh, artemesia and olive leaf extract. This soap is resinous and sparkling with deep, dark undertones of creamy, earthiness. How do you get the free soap? You leave a comment here and The Scented Djinn will randomly draw the name of the winner from the comme...
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